# List of historical Sikh generals

This article presents a list of pre-colonial Sikh generals throughout history from the Akal Sena to the Sikh Khalsa Army.

## Akal Sena

This is a list of generals from the period of the Akal Sena.

### Guru Hargobind's generals

* Baba Gurditta
* Tyag Mal
* Baba Praga
* Bhai Bidhi Chand
* Bhai Singha Purohit
* Bhai Parasram
* Bhai Lakhi Das
* Bhai Jati Mall/Malik Purohit
* Rai Jodh
* Rai Mandan Rathore
* Rai Ballu
* Bhai Jattu Das
* Bhai Saktu
* Bhai Nanu
* Bhai Banno
* Bhai Kalyana
* Bhai Peda Das
* Bhai Mukand Ram
* Bhai Pirana
* Bhai Jagannath
* Bhai Desa
* Bhai Mohan
* Bhai Mokal
* Bhai Mehar Chand
* Bhai Kirat Bhatt
* Bhai Mathura Bhatt
* Bhai Balu Bhatt
* Bhai Sona Bhatt
* Bhai Sohela Bhatt
* Bhai Sukha Bhatt
* Bhai Fateh Chand Bhatt
* Bhai Amiya Bhatt

### Guru Har Rai's generals

* Bhai Amar Chand
* Bhai Gaura
* Bhai Lakhi Das
* Bhai Jati Malik Purohit

## Khalsa Fauj

This is a list of generals from the period of the Khalsa Fauj.

### Guru Gobind Singh's generals

* Bhai Daya Singh
* Bhai Mokham Singh
* Bhai Sahib Singh
* Bhai Himmat Singh
* Bhai Dharam Singh
* Sahibzada Ajit Singh
* Sahibzada Jujhar Singh
* Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Palit
* Bhai Daya Singh Purohit
* Bhai Jati Malik
* Bhai Lal Singh
* Bhai Kirpa Singh
* Bhai Sanmukh Singh
* Bhai Jiwan Singh
* Bhai Tehil Singh
* Bhai Fateh Singh
* Bhai Ishar Singh
* Bhai Ram Singh
* Bhai Deva Singh
* Bhai Udai Singh
* Bhai Nahar Singh
* Bhai Sher Singh
* Bhai Bachittar Singh
* Bhai Mani Singh
* Bhai Mahan Singh
* Bibi Bhag Kaur
* Bibi Deep Kaur
* Peer Buddhan Shah
* Jarnail Kale Khan

## Dal Khalsa

This is a list of generals from the period of the Dal Khalsa under the Sikh Confederacy.
* Bhai Bota Singh
* Bhai Garja Singh
* Bhai Mehtab Singh
* Bhai Sukha Singh
* Mata Sahib Kaur
* Bhai Gurbaksh Singh
* Jathedar Binod Singh
* Jathedar Darbara Singh
* Pandit Ran Singh Pada
* Sultan-Al-Quam Nawab Kapur Singh
* Khushal Singh
* Budh Singh
* Bhuma Singh Dhillon
* Hari Singh Dhillon
* Gulab Singh Khatri
* Sahib Singh
* Sultan-Al-Quam Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
* Bhag Singh Ahluwalia
* Jassa Singh Ramgharia
* Jodh Singh Ramgharia
* Charat Singh Sukherchakia
* Maha Singh Sukerchakia
* Jai Singh Kanhaiya
* Raja Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya
* Rani Sada Kaur
* Phul Singh Sidhu
* Gulab Singh Rathore Dallevala
* Tara Singh Ghaiba
* Heera Singh Sandhu
* Ran Singh Nakai
* Karmo Kaur
* Karora Singh
* Sangat Singh
* Mohar Singh
* Bhai Sudha Singh
* Shaheed Baba Deep Singh
* Shaheed Karam Singh
* Gurbax Singh
* Baghel Singh
* Misr Chhajju Mall Chaudhuri (Kanhaiya Katra)

## Sikh Khalsa Army

Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab, a large variety of soldiers served as generals of the Sikh Khalsa Army. Though many of these generals were Sikhs, many others hailed from a diversity of clans, castes, and regions.
* Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa
* Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri
* Dewan Mokham Chand
* Misr Diwan Chand
* Raja Khushal Singh Jamadar
* Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra
* Diwan Mulraj Chopra
* Zorawar Singh Kahluria
* Raja Tej Singh
* Raja Lal Singh
* Raja Gulab Singh
* Wazir Jawahar Singh
* Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh
* Maharaja Kharak Singh
* Maharaja Sher Singh
* Mehta Basti Ram
* Sher Singh Attariwalla
* Sham Singh Attariwala
* Chattar Singh Attariwalla
* Ranjodh Singh Majithia
* Jathedar Akali Phula Singh
* Chandu Lal Malhotra
* Budh Singh Sandhanwalia
* Ajit Singh Sandhawalia
* Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia
* Kahan Singh Nakai
* Sardar Sangat Singh Saini
* Hukma Singh Chimni
* Veer Singh Jallaha
* Jarnail Ghaus Khan
* Ilahi Bakhsh
* Fakir Azzizuddin
* Sultan Mahmud Khan
* Jean-Baptiste Ventura
* Alexander Gardner
* Jean-François Allard
* Raja Ram Singh Pathania
* Sardar Kishan Singh
* Sardar Ram Singh
* Raja Gurdit Singh
* Raja Ajit Singh
* Misr Sukh Raj
* Misr Tarlok Chand
* Misr Badrinath
* Lehna Singh Sandhawalia
* Mazhar Ali
* Muhammad Khan Zufar
* Naziruddin Illahi
* Mian Ghausa
* Imam Ali Shah
* Claude Augustus Courte
* Pablo Di Avitable
* Oms
* Joshiah Harlan
* Honignberger
* Henry Steinbach
* Charles Van Cordant
* Arjan Singh Ranghar
* Karam Singh Ranghar
* Jawala Singh Padhania
* Mit Singh Padhania
* Gurmukh Singh Lamba
* Gulab Singh Pahuwindia
* Desa Singh Majithia
* Dal Singh Bharania
* Diwan Singh Mann
* Fateh Singh Mann
* Mehtab Singh Bhinder
* Joga Singh Badesha
* General Gulab Singh Bhagowalia